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Unit92 · 04-15-2008

Gustano: firstly im making 2 assumptions.
1. your problem is the same as the OP:

Quote: Originally Posted by cosarrara

After install Age of Empires II, i try to play, but it not run and the
message is: "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video
card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw"
My Pc is new, i have a good ATI card and i try with the solutions proposed
in this link without any result:
"Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw" error message when you start Age of Empires II

Can anyone help me, please??!! :s

2: that you are extracting all 3 files to both the age of empires directory and the subdirectory created by conquerors.

If this is the case you may not have the specific Permissions to initiate Direct3D under your system so i would suggest selecting Run as Administrator" under the file options.

see if that helps

04-15-2008	#11 (permalink)
Unit92 Vista 32 2 posts	Re: Problem with Age of Empires II Gustano: firstly im making 2 assumptions. 1. your problem is the same as the OP: Quote: Originally Posted by cosarrara After install Age of Empires II, i try to play, but it not run and the message is: "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw" My Pc is new, i have a good ATI card and i try with the solutions proposed in this link without any result: "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw" error message when you start Age of Empires II Can anyone help me, please??!! :s 2: that you are extracting all 3 files to both the age of empires directory and the subdirectory created by conquerors. If this is the case you may not have the specific Permissions to initiate Direct3D under your system so i would suggest selecting Run as Administrator" under the file options. see if that helps
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